Army and Air Force officials are briefed about the military involvement at the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in Burlington County.

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This South Jersey military base is playing a key role in the effort to recover from Superstorm Sandy.

The sprawling facility is coordinating the federal response to the storm in New Jersey and New York.

As part of that effort, the Department of Defense has been bringing in personnel and other assets to help with the recovery effort. About 1,900 additional military personnel - from as far away as Nevada and Washington state - were supporting storm-relief activities from the base. ...